October 20, 2020
Interview: Dive Into an Animated World With ‘Looney Tunes’ Artist Narina Sokolova [EXCLUSIVE]
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For fans of animated series, there are no characters more instantly recognizable than the Looney Tunes gang. The iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Road-Runner have recently been reimagined by HBO Max for a new series called Looney Tunes Cartoons, and we had the opportunity to speak with animator Narina Sokolova about her work on this series and her other projects. This isn’t Sokolova’s first time reinterpreting an iconic character in animation: she won an Emmy Award in 2014 for her work on Disney’s retro Mickey Mouse series. She is also known for her work on Rugrats, Johnny Bravo, Scooby-Doo, My Gym Partner’s a Monkey, and many more! Read on to hear about how she got her start, her advice to young artists and animators, and how she prepared to put her individual stamp on such recognizable characters.
October 20, 2020
Narina Sokolova Sets the Stage for Animated Storytellers
Narina Sokolova is a background painter, creating the worlds for animated series and shows since the 1990s working on projects ranging from ‘Rugrats’ to the Looney Tunes Cartoons currently streaming on HBO Max. She is also a Prime-Time Emmy Award and Annie Award winner. When she started her career, she worked with pencil and paper, watercolours and acrylic paint. Now the work is digital. Here, she talks about the role of background painting in animation, how it has changed and some of most memorable show she has worked on over the years.
October 20, 2020
Narina Sokolova Sets the Stage for Animated Storytellers
Narina Sokolova is a background painter, creating the worlds for animated series and shows since the 1990s working on projects ranging from ‘Rugrats’ to the Looney Tunes Cartoons currently streaming on HBO Max. She is also a Prime-Time Emmy Award and Annie Award winner. When she started her career, she worked with pencil and paper, watercolours and acrylic paint. Now the work is digital. Here, she talks about the role of background painting in animation, how it has changed and some of most memorable show she has worked on over the years.
October 20, 2020
Narina Sokolova Sets the Stage for Animated Storytellers
Narina Sokolova is a background painter, creating the worlds for animated series and shows since the 1990s working on projects ranging from ‘Rugrats’ to the Looney Tunes Cartoons currently streaming on HBO Max. She is also a Prime-Time Emmy Award and Annie Award winner. When she started her career, she worked with pencil and paper, watercolours and acrylic paint. Now the work is digital. Here, she talks about the role of background painting in animation, how it has changed and some of most memorable show she has worked on over the years.
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